This last year we’ve been working on a number of projects to improve facilities for local sports clubs. These voluntary run clubs are the bedrock of sport in this country. They provide grass roots facilities, competition and coaching for recreational players and act as a gateway for those with the talent and ambition to progress…
At the end of February 2024 I joined a part of nine people from the charity Cricket Without Boundaries (CWB) on a fortnight’s visit to Uganda to help with cricket development in East Africa. I’m now 72 years old having played my first game of cricket at the age of 10. That’s 62 years of…
In spring and summer 2023 we enjoyed a project off our usual beaten track in Liskeard, Cornwall working for Liskeard Town Council. The council’s Town Plan had identified the Rounday site on the northern edge of the town for development of a playing pitch, pavilion and informal recreation site. Developer contributions via local Section 106…
We have worked on several highly enjoyable projects in east Lincolnshire over the years. It’s a most pleasant part of the world with huge open skies, magnificent coastline and many attractive villages and market towns. We are currently working with the three neighbouring local authorities of Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South…
For the past few months we’ve been working with Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council on new playing pitch and built sports facilities strategies. These are linked to TMBC’s emerging Local Plan and we are following Sport England guidance in their development. Historically, the council has given great priority to investing in sports and leisure facilities…
We are currently working with the prestigious Mill Hill School in north London on the development of new indoor and outdoor sports facilities. The school, which was established in 1807, is one of the best known public schools in the country and has an outstanding reputation for sport and academics. Well known former pupils include…
The Battle of Waterloo wasn’t won on the playing fields of Eton – they didn’t have any playing fields in 1815. However, it’s arguable that success in later conflicts did owe something to the values of teamwork, co-operation and courage in adversity fostered by school sports. The value of PE and team games was an…
We recently completed of a combined playing pitch and built facilities strategy for the West Suffolk council. The authority is comparatively new, having been formed by the amalgamation of two smaller councils (St. Edmundsbury and Forest Heath) each with their own pitch and facilities strategies. Our task was to create an overarching strategy whilst also…
Last year (2020) we worked with Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire on a feasibility study for a new cycle centre. The market analyis and financial case were amongst the strongest we have ever worked on. We had no hesitation in recommending that the council proceed with the facility. This year we were forced to the…
We recently completed to a year long project working with the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk on a combined study looking at built sports facilities and playing pitches. This now forms part of the evidence base for the new Local Plan. KLWN is one of the largest local authority areas in the…